# Architecture & Solution Design

> Assessment, high-level and low-level design, and a bill of materials before anything is bought. Trybus Solutions designs infrastructure nationwide.

*Source: https://trybussolutions.com/architecture-solution-design/ · Trybus Solutions · Chattanooga, TN · 423-633-1817 · info@trybussolutions.com*

## Design It Once Build It Right

Most failed IT projects were lost at the design stage, not the build stage. Trybus Solutions produces the architecture first — current state documented, target state agreed, and a build plan detailed enough that the people implementing it do not have to guess.

## Have your design reviewed

[Talk to a Solution Architect](https://trybussolutions.com/contact-us/)

### What We Offer

### Design Before Deployment

A solution design is the document a project is judged against. It records what exists today, what the organization needs it to do, and the specific path between the two — including the constraints that rule options out. Our engineers write designs that survive contact with procurement, security review and the implementation team. *What a design engagement covers:*

- **Current State Assessment:** A documented inventory of what is actually deployed — platforms, versions, licensing, integrations and the dependencies nobody wrote down.
- **Requirements & Constraints:** Capacity, availability, regulatory and budget requirements captured before any product is named, so the design is driven by need rather than by catalog.
- **High-Level Design:** The target architecture, the options considered, and a written rationale for the option chosen — the document your leadership approves.
- **Low-Level Design:** Addressing, routing, dial plan, security policy, licensing and configuration detail at the level an engineer can build from without interpretation.
- **Bill of Materials:** Hardware, software, subscriptions and professional services itemized, so the number that reaches procurement is the number the project costs.
- **Migration Sequencing:** The order of operations, the rollback point at each stage, and the criteria that decide whether the next stage proceeds.

#### Use Cases & Benefits:

- Scope is fixed in writing before implementation is quoted.
- Security and compliance review happens at design, not at go-live.
- Procurement gets a costed bill of materials, not an estimate.
- The build team implements a document rather than a conversation.

[Start With a Design Review](https://trybussolutions.com/contact-us/)

## How an Engagement Runs

### Discovery That Reflects Reality

Design work starts by establishing what is actually running, which is rarely what the documentation says. Our engineers work alongside the people who operate the environment day to day, pull configuration from the live systems, and record the exceptions and workarounds that have accumulated over the years. Those exceptions are usually where a migration goes wrong, so they are treated as design inputs rather than surprises.

- Workshops with the people who run the systems today
- Configuration and topology captured from the live environment
- Findings written up as constraints the design has to satisfy

#### Documentation and Handover

### You Keep the Design, Whoever Builds It

- High-level and low-level design documents you own
- Costed bill of materials and a phased migration plan
- A validation plan defining what "working" means at handover

## Request a Design Review

Whether the project ahead is a platform migration, a network refresh or a consolidation after an acquisition, the design is what decides how it goes. Trybus Solutions will review an architecture you already have, or produce one from scratch. Contact us to discuss the environment you are working with and what the design needs to account for.

[See it in action](https://trybussolutions.com/contact-us/)

## Related guides

- [What a network refresh actually involves](https://trybussolutions.com/what-a-network-refresh-involves/)